Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black vs Samsung NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook

94specifications compared
51differ
43identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:Black
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:White
Display diagonal
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:43.9 cm (17.3")
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:25.6 cm (10.1")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:1600 x 900 pixels
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:1024 x 600 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:16:9
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:5:3
Processor family
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:Intel Atom®
Processor model
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:i5-480M
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:N455
Processor cores
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:2
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:1
Processor threads
- TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black:4
- NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook:2

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Comparison of 7740G-484G32MN, NF210
158 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 7740G-484G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Professional Black Model 7740G-484G32MN View product	B Samsung NF210 Intel Atom® N455 Netbook Model NF210 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Netbook
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	25.6 cm (10.1")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1024 x 600 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:9	5:3
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel Atom®
Processor generationKnown for one	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-480M	N455
Processor coresDiffers	2	1
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	1.66 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	0.512 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	BGA 559
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Atom N400 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Arrandale	Pineview
SteppingDiffers	K0	A0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	6.5 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	123 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	66 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	10
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1066 MHz	667 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	766 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3150
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port replicatorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Starter
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung Update Plus Easy Display Manager Easy Battery Manager Easy Network Manager Easy SpeedUp Manager Easy Partition Manager Adobe Reader Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Samsung Support Center
Processor special features16 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52952	49491
Processor codeDiffers	SLC26	SLBX9
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	22 x 22 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs	2.7 h	12.5 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	90 W	40 W
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
BIOS passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	1.35 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	275 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	187.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	35.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SRS PS
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
GPS (satellite)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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